After Lu Zhi and the Yellow Turbans were at a disadvantage in the field battle, they had no choice but to stick to the fortified cities in Jizhou and rely on the city walls to slowly eliminate the Yellow Turbans' effective strength.
Lu Zhi's plan was indeed successful. Not counting the previous cities, the current Yecheng alone caused the Yellow Turbans to abandon more than 200,000 corpses.
But now Yecheng has reached a critical point. The Yellow Turbans were already attacking Yecheng before Li Xiang arrived. After Li Xiang arrived, Zhang Jiao and Chi You took action in person, further aggravating the situation in Yecheng.
After more than a month of continuous fighting, the defensive materials in Yecheng City have been almost exhausted. Although the number of troops still remains at nearly 100,000, after successive battles, nearly one-third of the army has been reduced to more or less. Suffered some injuries.
It stands to reason that when it reaches this level, the defenders of the city will often call on the young men in the city to assist in the defense. But under the current situation, neither Lu Zhi in Jizhou nor Huangfu Song in the Central Plains dared to use this method.
This Yellow Turban Uprising finally allowed the world to see the power of the people at the bottom. This power was so powerful that even the Han Dynasty almost collapsed.
And if the young men in the city are forced to participate in the defense of the city, once the casualties of these young men are too large, and the Yellow Turbans outside the city set an example, if one is not careful, another new force will be sent to the Yellow Turban army attacking the city, and This new force is still within the city it defends.
Based on this, no matter how severe the situation faced by the generals of the Han Dynasty, they never thought of summoning the young men in the city.
However, fortunately, Zhang Jiao completely stood on the opposite side of the aristocratic family due to various unavoidable reasons, and this also allowed the world's aristocratic families to stand on the same front as the Han Dynasty.
As one of the richest states in the Han Dynasty, Jizhou's family power was naturally extremely powerful. In the future, Yuan Shao will become the overlord of the princes in the world, which is inseparable from the support of the Hebei family.
Yecheng is the government of Jizhou, and many aristocratic families in Jizhou are concentrated in Yecheng.
Although the situation in Yecheng was critical this time, the Yecheng family finally sent waves of warmth to Lu Zhi. Money, food, ordnance was only a trivial matter, but the thousands of family soldiers and tens of thousands of slaves gathered by Yecheng's aristocratic families provided help in times of need.
The thousands of generations of family soldiers are the trump card of major families. Their elite level is not inferior to the official officers and soldiers of the Han Dynasty, and their armor and equipment are better than those of the Han army.
The combat power of the tens of thousands of slaves was not enough, but it was more than enough to assist the Han army in defending the city and help the Han army transport some defensive equipment and materials.
And now Lu Zhi is also sending people to train these servants of the aristocratic family. It won't take long for them to be forced to join the battle to defend the city.
Although these forces have limited impact on the general situation, and their addition cannot reverse the current situation of the war, they are still a force, and this finally gave Lu Zhi a chance to breathe.
Although Lu Zhi with the help of Xue Rengui gave Chi You a headache, when Li Xiang and Dong Zhuo's 50,000 cavalry arrived in Yecheng, Chi You naturally would not fail to respond.
The land in Hebei is flat and is the best battlefield for cavalry. If 50,000 cavalry charge, even hundreds of thousands of infantry may not be able to handle it.
Moreover, when infantry faces cavalry, cavalry can fight or retreat. Even if they cannot defeat them, they can just leave. The enemy cannot catch up anyway. However, the infantry side could only defend passively and was unable to take the initiative to attack.
In plain terrain, it is difficult to rely solely on infantry to deal with a cavalry force, even with a precise plan.
Fifty thousand cavalry were cruising near Yecheng. Chi You was extremely cautious and immediately ordered Li Jin and Yue Xi to lead 150,000 yellow turban soldiers to confront them. And these 150,000 Yellow Turban soldiers are not simple. There are not only more than 10,000 Yellow Turban warriors, but also 10,000 elite cavalry carefully trained by Chi You.
The Yellow Turbans lacked sufficient knowledge to form a large-scale cavalry force in a short period of time. But from Chi You's point of view, how could he not know the importance of cavalry.
Therefore, long before the uprising, Chi You planned to concentrate the power of the entire Yellow Turban to train these ten thousand elite cavalry to deal with emergencies. The arrival of the coalition forces of Li Xiang and Dong Zhuo today was just in time, forcing Chi You to directly use this trump card.
Although the 10,000 Yellow Turban elite cavalry are far from enough to deal with Li Xiang and Dong Zhuo's 50,000 cavalry, it is enough to cooperate with the remaining infantry to contain Li Xiang and Dong Zhuo and prevent them from affecting the battle situation in Yecheng.
The offensive and defensive battle in Yecheng not far away was still fierce, but at this time, although the atmosphere between Li Xiang, Dong Zhuo and Chi You was tense, neither party took action rashly.
If the Yellow Turbans did not take action, they would not be sure to capture the other side, while Li Xiang and Dong Zhuo were afraid of being entangled by the other side's cavalry. If the Yellow Turban infantry surrounded them again, even they would suffer considerable losses.
But Li Xiang and Dong Zhuo are not pure in mind now. They still fight for the Han Dynasty, but they all have their own small thoughts. How can they easily lose their strength for the sake of a completely corrupt Han Dynasty.
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"Brother, I'm afraid you have to go deep this time alone, but you must be cautious. If that doesn't work, just lead the army back for the time being." Dong Zhuo said to Li Xiang with a concerned look on his face.
However, I don’t know how much truth there is and how much hypocrisy there is. After all, although Li Xiang and Dong Zhuo refer to each other as brother and brother, they originally had their own purposes in getting together. Moreover, the two have only known each other for a few days, and there is still some sense of friendship between them. I am afraid that both parties are just having fun here.
Now, the Li Xiang and Dong Zhuo coalition forces have been confronting the Yellow Turbans for several days. During this time, Li Xiang and Dong Zhuo also intended to launch a sneak attack on the Yellow Turbans. However, under Chi You's order, Li Jin and Yue Xi stared at Li Xiang and Dong Zhuo's army, so they could not find any chance to launch a sneak attack.
However, if you can't find an opportunity, you can't find it. With the Yellow Turban force of 150,000 troops contained, Li Xiang's goal was achieved. Therefore, it is time for Li Xiang to make the next step.
Near Yecheng, hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans gathered together. With insufficient troops, the Han army could not find any opportunities at all, so passive defense became the only option.
And if Li Xiang can penetrate deep into the rear of the Yellow Turbans and continuously attack important areas of the Yellow Turbans, he will surely be able to force the main force of the Yellow Turbans in Yecheng to divide their forces and return for reinforcements.
With the main force of the Yellow Turbans gathered together, there is really nothing the Han side can do, but if the Yellow Turbans divide their forces, Li Xiang may not be able to find a fighter plane and defeat some of the Yellow Turbans, opening up a turning point for this war.
"Brother, don't worry, little brother. Don't worry. Brother, this time won't be easy either. After little brother leaves, brother may have to face these yellow scarves alone. Brother, brother must also be careful." Li Xiang also pretended to be concerned about Dong Zhuo. He ordered.
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